PARTLY due to time constraints, but mostly due to the thought-provoking quality of the point made by SeaLight Foundation Executive Director Ray Powell — a frequent source for West Philippine Sea (WPS)-related news for us here at The Manila Times — I am taking a page from ol’ cut-and-paste’s playbook today to share a recent statement (June 17) by the Chinese Embassy in Manila that was posted to Facebook, and an intriguing rejoinder to it posted to LinkedIn by Mr.